"Over the past two decades, we’ve learned a lot about how best to help families and children when they come into contact with the child welfare system — and we’ve learned what doesn’t work. "The bottom line from years of...
"Being mindful appears to help prevent the formation of bad habits, but perhaps good ones too. Georgetown University researchers are trying to unravel the impact of implicit learning, and their findings might appear counterintuitive—at first....
"The county launched a “birth to three” initiative in 2005 to help the parents of young children with employment and parenting skills. More recently, the United Way began going into homes to teach parents how to prepare...
"Children who are exposed to traumatic events are more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) if their parents suffer from PTSD as well, even if the child’s traumatic experience is unrelated to the parents’. So...
"A Newtown, Connecticut, police officer haunted by the horrific images of the mass shooting at an elementary school there said Monday that he could lose his job after being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. "Thomas Bean was one of the...
"For the past several months, I have worked with colleagues from across the Partners HealthCare System to coordinate the first annual Trauma-Informed Care Conference. "The idea for the conference came about in January when domestic violence prevention...
"Children enter the doors of our Children's Advocacy Center each day who do not believe they are children of the universe. We see children who are broken, who believe they are worthless, who are full of shame. Most children we see are...
"Of the multitude of societal ills that in one way or another threaten the well-being of communities every day, four in particular have gotten the attention of the United Way of Greater Nashua as most in need of attention. "The United Way’s top...
Exercise, sleep, meditation and the brain images to prove it, plus seven more. And, especially for those past middle age, there's a bonus No. 11. From a blog by Belle Beth Cooper on Huffington Post's Science section , this is a pretty good list of...
I am studying Becky Bailey's " Conscious Discipline ." It seems to be the best technique for guiding young children toward self-regulation. Dr. Bailey is a guru in the child-care industry but I find so few caregivers who can execute or implement the...
Children who experience many negative life events are at higher risk of being overweight by age 15 years. Future work should investigate mechanisms involved in this association, particularly those connected to appetitive drive and self-regulation;...
Robert E. Lesoine's best friend Larry took his life by suicide on October 15, 2005. Although Lesoine knew Larry was struggling with feelings of disappointment, dejection, and loss, along with the return of debilitating pain associated with a past...
This is a great post about our very own Steve Brown and a recent presentation / training he co-led that focused on Promoting Sexual Health Among Youth. Read on!!! A few short weeks ago I was able to attend an incredible training on...
"Crowley’s establishment is famed in Petaluma for its intimate yet welcoming gathering spaces. More recently, Crowley has also been known to push the limits of socially “acceptable” meeting groups such as the recent Nonviolence and...